CZECH REPUBLIC VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,432	1	31,621	- 26,189
Stroke	2	3,343	2	8,000	- 4,657
Kidney Disease	3	3,051	14	1,716	+ 1,335
Lung Disease	4	2,154	4	4,175	- 2,021
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,962	6	3,993	- 2,030
Hypertension	6	1,776	9	2,506	- 729
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,720	5	4,114	- 2,394
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,684	7	3,958	- 2,274
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,535	29	636	+ 899
Stomach Cancer	10	1,360	18	1,090	+ 269
Violence	11	1,308	48	66	+ 1,241
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,277	8	3,917	- 2,640
Other Injuries	13	1,175	10	2,369	- 1,194
Prostate Cancer	14	922	15	1,600	- 677
Suicide	15	837	16	1,302	- 464
Breast Cancer	16	791	13	1,960	- 1,169
Liver Cancer	17	786	22	927	- 141
Liver Disease	18	761	12	2,180	- 1,419
Lymphomas	19	732	17	1,210	- 478
Lung Cancers	20	707	3	5,442	- 4,735
Congenital Anomalies	21	649	42	185	+ 464
Pancreas Cancer	22	604	11	2,312	- 1,707
Other Neoplasms	23	547	26	686	- 140
Leukemia	24	538	19	1,088	- 550
HIV/AIDS	25	395	59	8	+ 387
Inflammatory/Heart	26	394	25	704	- 311
Endocrine Disorders	27	377	23	790	- 412
Low Birth Weight	28	366	46	94	+ 272
Cervical Cancer	29	327	35	346	- 19
Parkinson's Disease	30	284	31	505	- 221
Skin Cancers	31	281	27	645	- 364
Skin Disease	32	260	40	203	+ 57
Alcohol	33	260	32	461	- 202
Epilepsy	34	239	39	246	- 7
Falls	35	239	24	733	- 494
Bladder Cancer	36	205	20	1,061	- 856
Drownings	37	199	43	152	+ 47
Oral Cancer	38	198	21	951	- 753
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	180	38	255	- 76
Ovary Cancer	40	165	30	619	- 453
Uterin Cancer	41	165	34	430	- 265
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	151	33	434	- 282
Drug Use	43	130	44	148	- 18
Oesophagus Cancer	44	125	28	644	- 519
Asthma	45	124	41	187	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	113	47	77	+ 36
Birth Trauma	47	99	52	27	+ 72
Malnutrition	48	76	36	299	- 223
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	66	37	277	- 211
Tuberculosis	50	65	54	23	+ 42
Anemia	51	51	55	23	+ 28
Appendicitis	52	44	57	19	+ 25
Schizophrenia	53	42	85	0	+ 42
Meningitis	54	37	53	25	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	55	35	61	4	+ 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	27	56	22	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	57	22	45	117	- 95
Fires	58	21	49	54	- 33
Hepatitis B	59	14	63	2	+ 12
Poisonings	60	11	50	40	- 29
Osteoarthritis	61	10	86	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	62	6	51	28	- 22
Encephalitis	63	5	64	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	2	58	18	- 15
Syphilis	65	2	60	4	- 2
Oral conditions	66	2	62	3	- 1
Leprosy	67	2	72	0	+ 2
War	68	1	65	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	66	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

Costa Rica

Czech Republic

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.